re: #9 aagcobb

I think that is too simple a view of why Chandler lost the race. Sure the inclusion of counties like Wolfe and Menifee in the 6th helped Barr but at the end of the day Chandler lost because he also lost the progressive vote.

Here is a great post by Joe Sonka on why every Democrat “should” vote for Chandler.

Two of my uncles and my grandfather didn’t cast votes for Chandler. They didn’t vote for Barr, but they couldn’t in good conscious vote for Chandler. If you are a Democrat in the 6th and you lose those three votes, you are doing something terribly wrong.

Now on to Judd. I think she might have a chance but she is going to have the KDP throw obstacles in her path. Look at the comments of Adam Edelen (State Auditor and rising young star of the Kentucky Democratic party) and his insistence that Ashley should not run.

Why would the KDP and specifically Edelen not want Judd to run?

Because Edelen wants to run against McConnell even though he knows he has no chance of beating him.

At the end of the day, it all boils down to the gubernatorial election in 2015. Edelen wants to run against McConnell in 2014 to build a team, garner statewide name recognition, develop a extensive donor list, etc., all while running a sickeningly positive campaign.

Then when he is beat in November 2014 (sure he lost, but what a nice guy), it sets him up beautifully for the gubernatorial primary in May of 2015.